Recipe: Appetizing Pancit Canton

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Pancit Canton. Pancit Canton and Bihon - another version of pancit canton that is famous in Cebu and its nearby provinces is called Bam-I. It is a combination of both flour sticks and rice stick noodles. Any topping ingredient can be used to make this version.

Pancit Canton Recipe is a mixture of egg noodle dish with chicken, vegetables, shrimp and Chinese sausage.

In every Filipino occasion, particularly on Birthdays, Pancit is always on the menu since it is known to represent good health and long life.

Though it is only a belief, this noodle dish has been a traditional food during these special occasions.

You can have Pancit Canton using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pancit Canton

1. You need 16 oz of flour sticks pancit canton noodles.

2. You need 1/2 lb of pork belly cut into strips.

3. It’s 1/2 cup of medium size shrimp.

4. Prepare 5 cloves of garlic.

5. It’s 1 of medium onion.

6. It’s 1/2 of Chinese sausage.

7. You need 1 of medium carrot.

8. You need 1/2 cup of parsley.

9. You need 1 1/2 cup of cabbage.

10. You need 4 cups of pork broth or 4 cups of water with 1 pork cube.

11. You need 2 tbsp of oyster sauce.

12. It’s 1/2 tbsp of fish sauce.

13. Prepare 3-4 tbsp of soy sauce.

14. You need 3 tbsp of olive oil.

15. It’s of Salt and pepper to your taste.

Pancit Canton is a Filipino stir-fried noodles made from wheat-flour egg noodles.

Such noodle is also known as flour sticks.

It is usually cooked with shrimp, chicken (or pork) and vegetables.

The usual seasoning is soy sauce and calamansi is also squeezed on it before eating.

Pancit Canton step by step

1. In a wok put one tbsp olive oil, cabbage and carrots and cook for 3 minutes and set aside.

2. In a separate wok heat rest of oil and sauté garlic and onion.

3. Add pork strips and cook until tender.

4. Add fish sauce, Chinese sausage, and soy sauce and cook for 3 minutes.

5. Add shrimp, parsley and oyster sauce and cook for 3 more minutes.

6. Add pork broth or water and pork cube and let it simmer for a few minutes then add noodles.

7. Cook until noodles are tender and some of the soup is absorbed.

8. Add the vegetables you set aside and tossed it with the noodles.

9. Add salt and pepper for taste as necessary.

10. Transfer to a serving plate and add desired calamansi or lemon and enjoy!.

Don't be intimidated by the list of ingredients.

The key to this pancit canton recipe is mis en place.

Once you have everything ready, cooking is a breeze.

Speaking of ingredients, we buy all these in our local supermarket.

Well, Pancit Canton is a Filipino version of a noodle dish.